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Are all disciples of Srila Prabhupadas your best friends and wellwishers?

I used to think that when I first joined ISKCON within the next 6 month I got plenty of opportunities to see how that is not always so.Here is some examples when obviously a disciple of Srils Prabhupada was an enemy not a friend, Ravi das a disciple of Srila Prahbupada came to Denmark when we started ISKCON there, he soon fell down and married a Danish lady that fortunatly became a devotee Lila Sakti and…

Krsnas will !

Srila Prabhupada told this and I am just telling it in my own worlds

Krsna is in our heart directing us in this world.. Srila Prabhupada told the story of the joker Gopal Ban that was a jester in one Bengali kings court,,, and one time ,they went hunting , Vedic Kings would go kill lion and tigers that would trouble humans ,so Gopal Barn was not with him and they king had thrown him in jail ,because he was displeased with one statement he had told , the king had in…

from early days ISKCON Denmark

Dandavat pranams

All glories to my Gurudeva and Srila Prabhupada

ISKCON Denmark had a rough start German devotees tried since 1974 to 1977 to start temple in Copenhagen , and devotees from Sweden were distributing Srila Prabhupada books in Danish since at least 1978 where I got 3 books of Srila Prabhupadas in Danish, Sri Isopanisad, Krsna book volume one and Vedic Philosophy and religion by Satsvarupa Maharaja.

Bhakti Bhusana Swami then not…

Lord Caitanyas curse by a Brahmana

this pastime is also mentioned in Caitanya Caritamrta :

Please note these 2 slokas from Srimad Bhagavatam :

dheyeyam sada paribhava-ghnam abhishta-doham

tirthaspadam shiva-virinchi-mutam sharanyam

bhrilyarti-ham pranata-pala-bhavabdhi-potam

vande mahapurusha te charanaravindam

"O Supreme Personality of Godhead, O protector of the surrendered souls, You are now playing the role of Your own devotee, and Your lotus feet are the…

Krsna Caitanya Carita Mahakavya has details not found in CC and CB such as in this chapter :

naha sa kno vacasa sukhi bhaved / yo me prayacchantu su-peyam adbhutam

mallo 'yam ity angulina dvijaika / kipan su-dure prahinot pthivyam 7

papata so 'py agata-sadhvaso 'bhud / eva vijahre bhagavan sva-lilaya

pratah samarabhya divavasana / yavat sa devo baladeva-lilaya 8

na - not; aham - I; sah - He; knah - the all attractive Lord; vacasa - by words; sukhi - happy;…

Prabhupada clones and Srila Prabhupadas original books!

I love to watch Srila Prabhupada's disciple's memories with Srila Prabhupada seeing Hansadutta use the term becoming small Prabhupada clones made me laugh and think about it deeply ..Well despite Hansadutta das faults and fall downs and mistakes, he is the first GBC and ISKCON Guru to oppose it and he printed Srila Prabhupada's books in Singapore the little black Bhagavatams, all original books , Kirtananda was the next in line to…

Katha Upanisad

The seer (Atman, Self) is not born, nor does he die,

He does not originate from anybody, nor does he become anybody,

Eternal, ancient one, he remains eternal,

he is not killed, even though the body is killed.

If the killer thinks that he kills,

if the killed thinks that he is killed,

they do not understand;

for this one does not kill, nor is that one killed.

The Self (Atman), smaller than small, greater than…

Padma Purana Chapter 131 - Worship of the Śālagrāma Stone

parent: Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)

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Pārvatī said:

1-2. There are the pure images of the Śālagrāma stone on the earth. In how many ways is the worship of those image said to be done? Tell (me), O lord of gods, how many (images) are to be worshipped by brāhmaṇas? (How many) by kṣatriyas? How are they to be worshipped by vaiśyas, śūdras and women?

Mahādeva said:

3-18.…

Ramananda Raya is the incarnation of Arjuna, (Pandava) and the cowherd boy Arjuna and yes also Sri Visakhadevi

Gaura Ganodessa Dipika states Ramananda raya is also Lalita ,both Srila Prabhupada and my Guru Maharaja said ,Ramananda Raya is Sri Visakhadeva incarnated and Sri Lalitadevi became Srila Svarupa Damodara Goswami , so any way please read the rest anyhow hope it is not to confusing

aisvaryasya samagrasya, viryasya yasasah sriyah jnana-vairagyayos caiva,…

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in Srimad Bhagavatam it is narrated she heard transcendental instructions from Sri Narada Muni ,they Puranas tells more here is an article based on Puranic History

Kayadhu - Hiranyakashipu Wife.

BY Mr Shiv Sagar June 12,2020

Kayadhu - Hiranyakashipu Wife.

Other names: Kayaadhu, Kaayadhu, Hiranyakashipu wife.

goddess ganga painting - artist Pieter WeltevredeWhen the demon King Andhakasura returned to Patal lok after becoming a devotee of…

Of demons I am Prahlada Maharaja !

Sri Vibhisana surrendered to Lord Ramachandra at Rameswaram in South India, he was born in a so-called demon family but his grandfather was the great sage Pulastya Muni so though the rest of the family became demons like Ravana and Kumbarkarna, Vibhisana did not follow the demoniac nature but surrendered to Lord Ramachandra. Similarly in Bhagavad Gita Krsna says of demons I am Prahlada, it does not mean, Prahlada Maharaja was a demon but a devotee of…

What did Srila Narayana Maharaja talk about in his lectures in June/ July 1986?

As I am the only western disciple that was there and this was way before anyone in ISKCON even knew much about Srila Narayana Maharaja,I will explain something but there are so many details.

Srila Narayana Maharaja my beloved Gurudeva spoke about why Laxmi could not enter the Rasa Lila because this particular Laxmidevi did not want to give up her opulence in Vaikuntha and She would never abandon Her…

DO NOT LEAD US INTO TEMPTATION!

It is from our Lord's prayer that Jesus Christ taught his disciples, it was the first prayer I learned as a child, and later I learned to pray on my own because I really always needed God to help me and protect me. I had an envious stepmother since I was 9 and she made me pray to Krishna, and thanks to her I took God more seriously, without her constant hatred I properly would never have become a devotee. Dhruva Maharaja also had…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS_4bMYjtOk him being married to Suvarcala devi that was the daughter of the Sungod, it was a "fake marriage" for him

him to learn certain part of the vedas

This is from Parasara Samhita: Parasara Muni describes that Hanuman in order to learn Nava Vyakarnas ( nine parts about grammer)from Surya, the sungod, He had to become a grhastha though in name only.Lord Visnu…